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[SleepingHero]

I know Powell has not made Dirk like money, BUT Powell on a 1 yr $2.5 million contract does a couple of things.
A) it keeps his Bird Rights rolled forward
B) it gives Powell a No Trade Option

This is how Dallas operated with Dirk the last 4-6 years of his career. He would sign a near minimum contract and then get about a $10 million contract. The idea being that Dallas could create cap space every other year.
IF we keep Kyrie, this strategy could be implemented from having to endure repeater tax issues.

Just a thought

Pretty sure that's the quickest way for the Mavs to get into a load of trouble for circumventing the cap. 

Larry Coon's CBA Faq point 106.

The CBA also has a general prohibition on circumvention which states that the rules exist to preserve the benefit derived by the teams and players, and that nobody shall do anything to defeat or circumvent the intent of the agreement. The league can use this prohibition to disallow a signing or trade that they feel circumvents the CBA, even though it is not specifically prohibited by the agreement.

Examples of conduct considered to be circumvention include:

A team owner allowing a player to invest in a business or investment fund controlled by the owner or a friend of the owner.
A team executive assisting a player in obtaining a product endorsement.
Any "under the table" promises for a future contract (see question number 30).
A team's arena renting retail space to a player on the team.
A team selling a sponsorship to a business in which a player has an interest.
A team hiring a player's relative or business partner as an employee.
A team owner allowing a player the use of his private plane.
A company affiliated with a team's owner making a home available to one of the team's players.

Whenever a contract is signed, extended, renegotiated or otherwise amended, the team, player, and player's agent must certify, under penalty of perjury, that there are no side agreements or understandings of any kind relating to:

Any future contract, or future extension, renegotiation or amendment of the player's current contract.
Any outside compensation, investment, business opportunity or anything else of value furnished to the player or any other person or entity controlled by, related to, or acting on behalf of the player.

It's a nice idea in theory, but the Mavs can't just manipulate their balance sheets like that using Powell.